When you donate to or volunteer at YouthBuild Lake County your support helps to break down barriers to academic excellence, college access and career access.
Our youth rely on the generous donations, volunteer hours, mentoring and support from the community. They recognize that support from the community helps them achieve their education and career goals and are grateful for it.
There are many ways to invest in the young men and women working to achieve success for themselves and their families. Whether you would like to show your support by making a donation or corporate sponsorship, volunteering, or attending an event, YouthBuild Lake County and the community of youth we serve are grateful for your support.
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Thank you for investing in the future of the youth of our community. Through your support and generosity opportunity youth can be career-bound—using the high potential that is already within them to fulfill their education, career and life dreams. Below is a listing of donors from the past year that have donated $2,500 or more. Thank you for your generosity!
Cornerstone Donors
Diamond
$25,000 and above
- AbbVie Foundation
- AHLA Foundation
- AT&T
- EMCO Chemical Distributors
- Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County
- Hunter Family Foundation
- Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller Fund
- National Gypsum
- Steans Family Foundation
- Warner Charitable Trust
- YouthBuild USA
Platinum
$10,000 – $24,999
- Anonymous
- Jim Biel and Lesly Marban
- Nyerere and Kerri Billups
- Steve Blinderman
- Discover Financial Services
- Dream Makerz Foundation
- Brad and Molly Harper
- Tom Hudson
- Jelly Belly Charities, Inc.
- The Lake County Community Foundation
- Old National Bank
- P&G
- Charles and M.R. Shapiro Foundation
- John Zachara and Sara Edney
- Zoro
* all or a portion of the gift was goods or services
Words From Our Partners
Brad Cowell
“YBLC trainees are eager to work and come to us with positive attitudes and a willingness to learn and industry knowledge. When hiring we look for candidates that have completed the YouthBuild program." -Brad Cowell, Owner of Servpro
Sunny Ruiz
“We partnered with Youthbuild to provide an opportunity for young adults to gain work experience and learn a skillset while at Santana Equipment. A few of these trainees stayed on after their training and were hired on as employees with us. We appreciate the invitation for new trainees and hope to continue to assist young adults with gainful employment.” -Sunny Ruiz, Administrator of Santana Equipment Training Co.
About Youthbuild Lake County
2023 Annual Report
YouthBuild Lake County had an incredible year with a huge amount of impact, serving over 100 participants through our 2 programs! To learn more about the programs, projects, and participants from last year, click the button below!